Feed-rack for calves.



M. J. HAGER.

FEED RACK FOR CALVES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 26, 1915.

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M. J. HAGER.

FEED RACK FOR CALVES.

APPLICATION FILEDVNOV, 26, 1915,

1,172,985. Patented Feb. 22,1916.

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"To all whom it may concern 1 Be it'known that I, MICHAEL J. HAonR, 'a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Denmark, in the county of Brown and State, of Wisconsin, have invented a certain newand useful Improvement in Feed- Racks for'Calves, of which the followingis for use particularly in feeding young calves,

a specification.

One of the prmclpal ob ects ofmy mventlon lsto provide an lniproved feeding rack in which a plurality of stanchions is provided having each associated therewith a drinking bowl, the bowls being separated by partitions, whereby the animalsin feeding will be practically isolated from each other and will thus be prevented from interfering one with another in any manner during the feeding process.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved device of the class described in which the movable stanchions may if desired be simultaneously operated through the medium of a sliding bar, and may if desired be operated each independ ently of the others, so that a large or small number of animals may be conveniently entremely sanitary, may be readily cleaned =andreadily handled. e

A further object of the inventionis to provide an improved feeding rack which is and renovated, and one which may be moved from place to, placeto suit the" convenience and purposes. of the user. I i

, .-Another object of the inventionis' topro scribed which will. be extremely simple, di

rable, efficient in operation, and inexpenslve to manufacture.

J'W1th these and other ob ects in view whichwill become apparent'as the dscripe tionproceeds, the invention resides in the construction, combination, and arrange ment ofparts heremafter more fully descr bed and cla med, and illustrated n the accompanying drawings in which like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several figures, of which Figure 1 represents a view in elevationof afeed rack constructed accordingto my Fig. 2 representsja top plan view thereof. Fig. 3' represents a fragmentary view in perspective of, the rack. Fig. 4 represents a-view in'section taken vertically and transversely on the plane indic'atedby the line Fig. 1. Fig. 5

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb, 22, 1916, Application filed November 26, 1915. Serial No. 63,456.

represents a view taken vertically and longitudinally on the plane indicated by the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Incarrying out my invention I provide a feedrack including a pair of lower bars or beams5, mounted upon spaced skids 6 andbraced thereto as at 7, said beams 5 spanning and having secured thereto the lower ends of spaced, vertical stationary stanchions 8. The stanchions 8 are secured adjacent to theirnpper ends between the longitudinally extending upper bars 9.

The stanchions-8 are rounded along one edge at 10 to coact with the rounded edges ll'of movable stanchions 12 in engaging the calves necks between them. The stanchions 12 are arranged each between a pair of stanchions 8, andat their lower ends are' pivoted upon'pins 13 carried by the.

lower beams 5. These stanchions 12 may be swung upon their. pivots toward and away. from the stanchions 8. In. order to limit the movement of the stanchions l2.

towardthe stanchions 8, the stop pins 1a are provided, and are mounted through the upperbars 9.

partitions 15 are each supported by one of the stationary stanchions 8, being secured at its rear edge along the square edgeof the stanchion by means of suitable fasteningsflb... The partition increases in width downwardly, and has'its outer edge turned as at 17. upon astout wire 18. The upper end of the latter emerges from the turned portion17 and. is provided with an eyel9i engagedby a bolt or pin 20, which and serves to secure them in place relatively 95 suitable means. 24, and said blocks each snp-,

port .a bolt 25 having a hooked upper end 26 which engages through an opening in one of the partitionslfi adjacent the lower end.

ofthe latter, whereby to hook over the wire undisturbed.

18 in the manner indicated in Fig. '5. 1n this manner the partitions support the bowl support and feeding bowls.

Slidably supported upon the upper ends of the stationary stanchions 8, is a sliding This bar is guided through substantially inverted U-shaped straps 28 se-' bar 27.

, shaped link 31 pivoted at its lower end as at 32 upon the bars 9, passes through the lever 29 above the pivotal point of the latter.

Each of the movable stanchions 12 has a rectangular latch 33 pivoted to it at its upper end, which latch engages over the shifting bar 27 and normally rests in an inclined groove or slot'provided transversely of the upper edge of said bar 27. Each of the latches 33 is preferably made of a sin gle piece of wire bent to shape and at one end passed through an opening in the upper end of the stanchion 12 and extended through an eye formed at the opposite end of the wire, the remaining end portion of the wire being bent backwardlv away from the latch to extend parallel with and above one of the bars 9. This end portion or stop is indicated at 34:, and its purpose is to limit the upward movement of the latch 33 when the. latter is disengaged from the bar, so that when the latch is released it will drop down upon the bar and become engaged in the slot when the bar is moved into proper position.

In Fig. 1 the stanchions are shown as in closed position. To open them the lever 29 is moved to the left in the direction indicated by the arrow, whereby the lower end of the lever in moving to the right, will shift the bar 27 to the right carrying the movable stanchions with it and thus moving the upper ends of the movable stanchions away from the stationary stanchions. A reverse movement of the lever will again close the stanchions. It will be noted that when the device is inclosed position the link 31 isbevond the pivotal point 30 of.

lever 29. so that the device cannot become accidentallv unlocked, it being necessary in order to open the stanchions to forcibly raise the lever 29 until the pivot point 30 has passed bevond the link 31. Any of the movable stanchions may be individually op- V erated. so that if only one or two animals are to be handled it will not be necessary to operate the whole device. So too one or more of the animals ma be taken from the device while the rest of the animals are left Should any of the individual movable stanchions be open, when the bar 27 is shifted to open the remaining stanchions, the latches of the already opened stanchions will drop into their respective slots so that whenthe bar is again moved to closed position, all of the stanchions will be carried with it.

Although I have described the preferred embodimentof my invention, I may desire" to make such changes in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts thereof, as do not depart from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims. I l j I claim 1. A feed rack including a pair of spaced 9 lower beams, spaced skids arranged transversely of, and supporting, said lower beams, a plurality of spaced stationary stanchions connected at their lower ends between said beams, a pair ofspaced upper beams secured on oppositesides of the stationary stanchions near the upper ends of the latter, a

slide bar arranged upon the upper ends of the stationarv stanchions, guides carried by certain of said stationary stanchions for retaining the slide bar inposition, a lever pivotally connected atits lower end to the and pivotally mounted adjacent their lower 1 ends-between the lower beams. stops carried by the upper beams for limiting the movement of the movable stanchions toward the stationary stanchions with which they are associated, latches pivotallycarried by the movable stanchions and engaging in slots provided in said slide bar, said latches being provided with means forlimiting their upward movement relatively to the slide bar whereby to be retained in position to be en-.

gaged by the slide bar when the latter is moved in one direction or another, a plu-I rality of partitions carried each by one of said stationary stanchions, a bowl support carried by the partitions, and a plurality offeeding' bowls carried by the support each between a pairof thepartitions and equidistant from one of the stationary and one of the movable stanchions.

2. A feeding rack including a plurality of spaced stationary stanchions, means for supporting them, a plurality of movable stanchions arranged one between each pair of stationary stanchions. a sliding bar sup-' ported upon the stationary stanchions,

means for shifting the sliding bar in one '1 direction or another at will, latches carried by the movable stanchions and detachably engaging said slide bar, a pluralitv of partitions carried each by one of said stationary stanchions, a bowl supporting means supportedby the partitions, and a plurality of 1.

bowls carried by the bowl supporting means and arranged between the partitions.

3. A feeding rack including a plurality of spaced stationary stanchions, means for supporting them, a plurality of movable stanchions arranged each between a pair of the stationary stanchions, means whereby the movable stanchions may be shifted toward and away from the stationary stanchions at will, a plurality of partitions supported each by one of the stationary stanchions, a bowl supporting device carried by the partitions and providing a plurality of rings arranged between the partitions, and a plurality of bowls supported each by one of the rings.

4. A feeding rack including a plurality of spaced stationary stanchions, a plurality of movable stanchions arranged between the stationary stanchions, means whereby the movable stanchions may be shifted at will,

toward and away from said stationary stanchions, a plurality of partitions carried each by one of the stationary stanchions, said partitions having their outer edges beaded, a wire extended through the beaded edge of each partition, said wire being anchored at its upper end whereby to help support the partition, a bowl supporting device, bolts carried thereby and having their upper ends hook-shaped and engaging each through an opening in one of the partitions above the wire carried thereby, said bowl supporting means providing a plurality of rings arranged between the partitions, and bowls supported each by one of the rings.

5. A feed rack including a plurality of stationary stanchions, a plurality of movable stanchions arranged between the stationary stanchions and movable toward and away therefrom, a plurality of partitions carried each by one of the stationary stanchions, a bowl supporting device comprising a channel iron returned upon itself and having its members at intervals bowed outwardly to provide rings, blocks arranged between the portions of the channel iron lying between the rings, means connecting the blocks with the channel iron, and bolts carried each by one of the blocks and provided with a hooked portion engaging one of the partitions.

6. A feed rack comprising a plurality of stationary stanchions, a plurality of movable stanchions adjustable toward and away from said stationary stanchions, a plurality of partitions carried each by one of the stationary stanchions, a bowl supporting device suspended from the partitions, and a plurality of bowls carried by the bowl supporting device between the partitions.

MICHAEL JOSEPH I-IAGER.

Witnesses:

GEO. H. RATHKE, EDWARD PELISHEK.

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